Picture their face when they open a storybook and see themselves on the page — their name in the story, their likeness in the art, off on an adventure alongside the people they love most. It's the book that lives on the shelf by the reading chair, pulled down every single night. And it's built properly: from your photo, with a sample you approve before we make the whole book — and a hidden owl named Merlin in every picture for them to hunt. Personalized books from $49 — or start with a $9 sample and see them in the story first.
The $9 comes off in full when you order any full book within 30 days.
See exactly how a book comes together — from your photo to a finished story starring your child, in about a minute.
Some people live too far away for story time. So put them in the story.
In a Family Keepsake book, your child doesn't just star in an adventure — they go on it alongside Grandma or Grandpa: exploring, laughing, saving the day together, page after page. Imagine story time over a video call, your little one shouting "That's YOU, Grandma!" — or Grandma reading a book where she's right there in the adventure, even from three states away.
Grandma or Grandpa is built from their photo with the exact same care as your child — likeness locked, and you approve the sample before the full book is made. The co-star can just as easily be a sibling, or the family dog. And because the print-ready files are included, there can be a copy for the child's house and a copy for Grandma's shelf — the kind of gift that stays up there long after the hug goodbye.
Family Keepsake ($119) includes the second character — no add-on, no upsell.
Three ways to make it — every edition includes the sample approval, the dedication page, and the hidden owl.
🎄 For Christmas: order by Dec 9 for the digital book in hand before Christmas (with same-day sample approval — we chase approvals daily in December) — by Nov 25 if you'd like a printed copy under the tree.
A note on timing: our sample and book-building times are ours, and we protect them. Printing and shipping run through outside partners and carriers, so delivery dates are estimates — delays outside our control (printer backlogs, carrier slowdowns, weather, holiday volume) can happen. If anything ever slips, you'll hear it from us straight away, with the honest new date.
Not ready to choose? Start with a $9 sample — see your child in the story first. The $9 comes off in full when you order the book within 30 days.
Start with a $9 sampleExtra printed copies — one for Grandma's shelf too: same address +$18 paperback / +$28 hardcover · a different address +$29 paperback / +$39 hardcover. Just tell us in the order questionnaire.
Prefer Etsy? The same three editions are in our Etsy shop.
Join the Coryverse list and we'll send you a free sample-story idea for your child — plus a gentle nudge before the Christmas ordering deadlines, so the book that gets read every night doesn't miss the tree. No spam, just storybook stuff.
Your family dog or cat can ride along as a co-star for +$20 on the Storybook and Keepsake editions — with their own photo likeness lock, appearing throughout the story. On Family Keepsake, your pet can be the included second character at no extra charge.
Or flip it entirely: a pet can star in the book instead of a child, at the same price. Send their name, breed, and colours or markings with 1–2 clear photos, and we'll build their adventure the same careful way.
How long does it take? Sample in 2–3 days from complete details and a usable photo; finished book within about 7 days of your sample approval (Family Keepsake: 2 days / 5 days). Clocks run from complete details — a blurry or hidden face can't be locked, and we'll always give you the honest date up front.
What if the hero doesn't look like my child? You approve the sample first, and likeness changes at sample stage are part of the service — that check exists so the finished book is right.
Do you print and ship? Yes — every edition is delivered as digital files, and on Keepsake and Family Keepsake you can add a printed & shipped copy: first copy paperback +$35 / hardcover +$45, extra copies to the same address +$18 / +$28, copies to a different address +$29 / +$39. Just choose the format and copies in the order questionnaire after ordering and we arrange the printing and shipping. Storybook is a home-print PDF. Keepsake editions also include the print-ready files if you'd rather print locally.
What happens to my photos? Photos you send are used only to build your book's likeness — with the help of AI illustration tools — and are stored in your order's private folder, never shared, and never used in marketing. We delete the source photos 90 days after your book is delivered (your delivery message gives you the exact date), and you can ask us to delete them sooner at any time — just email thecoryverse@gmail.com and we'll confirm in writing. One thing we may show other families is the finished book itself — its cover and illustrated pages — in our listings and posts, so they can see what a finished book looks like; never with your surname or contact details, and you can opt out any time and we'll take it down. The children in our listing photos are fictional demo characters from our own published books (meet Ruby in our picture books).
Illustrations in Coryverse books are created with the assistance of AI illustration tools, then designed, checked page by page, and finished by Cory DeVore (Coryverse).